Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of 2018. Are these on your playlist too?
'Some months before his death, when I had inquired about his health, he was annoyed that people assumed the worst.' '"I am not going anywhere," Rishi snapped as only he could.'
The hits and misses of the week.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast (he'd like that very much) to the magnificent Rishi Kapoor and his 25 essential performances.
'If I had done Sholay, we would have missed seeing the performance of a wonderful actor called Amjad Khan.'
A little charm from the debuting actors and Notebook would actually be worthy of note.
The hits and misses of the week.
Stunning looking, Bulbbul keeps the scares to a minimum, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
'When he was offered B R Chopra's Zameer, many advised him against playing Saira Banu's father, pointing out that a decade ago, he had been her hero in her debut film, Junglee.' 'When he asked me, I pointed out that he was an actor first, so nothing should stop him from playing any role.'
'Umrao Jaan has a beautiful soundtrack, and has been very dear to us right from our childhood days. We felt it had the perfect story to recreate for a stage musical.'
Satish Kaushik, who co-wrote Shah's cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro as well as acted in it, looks back at the experience of being a part of it.
'We have to do everything in our power to get as many Academy members to watch the film as possible.' 'After that, I am confident, my film will speak for itself.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
Prithviraj on how relevant is Moideen and Kanchanamala's love story
'We're 26 and every time we write a song, we try to see how we can relate it to our life's experiences or that of our friends.'
'Salman has supported me, but at the same time, let me have my own journey.'
'As an actor, the excitement for me is to step into those shoes and see what keeps that man going and what has made him what he is today.'
'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,' remembers Saibal Chatterjee.
Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25.
'It is difficult to speak about Sushant in the past tense.'
'It will take me a while to process the meaning of the loss of a man who meant so much to me through my entire life,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
Valmik Thapar's book -- Wildfire: The Splendours Of India's Animal Kingdom -- is a reminder of India's sumptuous wildlife wealth at a time when there is a steady dilution of conservation policies
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